Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1887-02-11
BISMARCK DAKOTA

posted. Judges of election are to meet on
the Tuesday, two weeks preceding an
election and, if necessary, for the next three
days from the hours of in the morning
for the correction of the list. In cities of
10000 inhabitants and upwards they are to
ing, and on the Tuesday next preceding
the election they are to meet from 9 o'clock
in the forenoon until o'clock in the evell-
ing for registration. Persons are not to be
allowed to vote who have not registered.
The polls are to be opened on election day
at sunrise and kept open until sunset.
The question of biennial sessions of
ninety days was discussed. Senator Eaton
introduced measure for the change, and
advocated its passage. Senator Pope spoke
in favor of annual sessions of sixty days.
Sixty days was not long enough once in
two years to transact the business of state.
The question was laid on the table. and the
house passed Donnelly's railroad bill, fav-
orably recommended yesterday. Mr.. Keye's
Interstate commerce bill, which includes
long and short haul clause similar to that
OF the national bill, was recommended to
pass. Keyes introduced bill which pro-
vides for making the oil inspectorship
salaried Office and fixing the salary at 49,
900 per annum.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 2.-The house committee
authorized to investigate the charges of
bribery held a meeting this morning and
had before them Governor McGill and Rev.
S. G. Smith. Gov. McGill said he had no
knowledge of money being used to unduly
influence the legislature and had not said
so at the opera house meeting. He said he
hoI fon orI for flo ;ot tn
reflect upon its integrity. Rev. Mr..
Smith said that he did not know
of his own personal knowledge of
the use Of money to bribe members
of the legislature, but that he had
been correctly reported in the Globe. He
had understood that large sums of money
had been raised by the Columbia associa-
ton to presumably influence legislation,
members of the high license committee,
| and promised to furnish the names Of par
ties to subpoena. Some of the members of
the committee thought that money had
been used two years ago to defeat the
passage of the high license bill, and
thought the investigation should be carried
far enough to cover the events of that ses-
sion.
Mr.. Emery's bill introduced to-day in the
AOuoO AAohOo ~ q ulAouCLuCdllOI 1OI duy
person to aid prize fight or sparring
match, or for any one to engage in prize
fight, or for any person to publish chal-
lenge or acceptance to challenge, or to
carry or deliver such challenge, or train
any person for fight. The punishment is
imprisonment for not less than thirty
days nor more than ninety days. Any
person who bets on fight is subjected to
like punishment. No fine is allowed.
FIXING SALARIES FOR STATE OFFICIALS
Mr.. Ryan's bill, introduced in the honse
to-day, fixes the salaries of state officicers
and subordinates as follows: Governor.
$3,500; private secretary, 81 900; clerk 81 900;
adjutant general, $500; clerk, $500: attorney
general, $4,000; clerk, 81 900; railroad COM
missioners, $2.50O each; clerk, $1,000; as
sistant secretary and statistician. $1,800;
clerk, 81 900; superintendent of public in
StructiOn, $4,000; assistant, $1,200; treas
urer's clerk, 81 600; janitor, $1,000; extra
janitors, $1,500.
DIPTHERIA HEADS THEM OFF.
The legislature will not 60 to Faribault
as intended on account of the outbreak of
diptheria at the asylum as announced by
telegram to-day.
HIGH LICENSE BILL PASSED.
The high license bill has passed the SEN
ate on third reading by vote OF 26 to 10.
It was stict party vote with the exception
of Senator Pope (dem.) who voted for the
bill, and Senators Hall and Ward erep.)
who voted against it